Bits and pieces of my life. I am a lifelong Christian. I have been married for over 41 years to Stan. No children. We have 1 Chihuahua, Christopher Robin, and 2 calico cats named Capt. Fishipants (a rare MALE calico) and Daphne Doolittle. We have 9 nieces/nephews and 10 grandnieces/nephews whom we love. My hobbies are genealogy, reading, digital scrapbooking, history, dogs, homemaking. This is a personal blog, not a business. I share what interests me I am not selling or making a profit.

I did a post recently about decorating for Fall. Look for it! Here are the photos of my Fall decorations. I'm not a professional decorator but I can put a few things around to remind us of the season. You can too!

Our grand nephew, Brett, is living with his parents up in Illinois. Thankfully one of his aunts babysits him about 4 days of the week with some of Brett's little cousins. She takes photos and posts them. Unfortunately, her photos are the small size that when blown up can dissolve into pixels. So I have to keep the photos small on a 12 x 12 page so when it's printed the photo doesn't get grainy. They have one of those small pools and the kids seem to love it. Here is Brett with his cousins on a float. Later he takes a nap on a float covered up with a beach towel. So cute! I had to do this digital scrapbook page of Brett on a float in the pool.

Melt the butter in a medium soup pot or a large saucepan. Stir in the onion
and rosemary. Partially cover the pan and cook the onion over moderate heat for
10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the garlic and cook another
minute.Add the squash, potatoes, chicken stock, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce
the heat and cover the pot. Cook the soup at a low boil for 20 minutes or until
the vegetables are very soft. Remove the pan from the heat.Using a large slotted spoon, transfer the soup solids and a ladleful of broth
to a food processor (do this in batches if your processor is small). Puree the
vegetables, then stir them back into the broth. Stir in the pepper, the cream,
and the ham, heating for several minutes before serving. Makes 6
servings.

Thursday, September 08, 2011

I found some great ideas for how to use magnets to organize. Magnets are great ways to get some organizational use from normally unused space. For instance a refrigerator surface can be used for organization. Otherwise, that space is lost.
So here are some great ideas to use magnets to organize with.
This is a great way to organize your makeup in a way that you can see it all at one time. No more rifling through baskets or boxes. Just attach a magnet to the back and stick it on a metal tray!